Section 5-C:74 Reporting Fetal Deaths.


   I. A copy of the fetal death report prepared pursuant to RSA 290:1-a and RSA 5-C:75, shall be forwarded to the division by either the person in charge of the hospital or institution where the fetal death occurred, or the physician or APRN in attendance at or after delivery when a fetal death occurs outside a hospital or institution.
   II. In the case of an unwed mother, unless a report of fetal death paternity affidavit has been executed, the notation ""not stated'' shall be entered for information concerning the father.
   III. When a fetal death occurs in a moving conveyance and the fetus is first removed from the conveyance in New Hampshire, or when a dead fetus is found in New Hampshire and the place of fetal death is unknown, the fetal death shall be reported to the division. The place where the fetus was first removed from the conveyance or the dead fetus was found shall be considered the place of fetal death.
   IV. Upon request, the division shall issue a non-certified copy of the fetal death report to the parents.
   V. Upon request of a parent, the division shall complete and issue to the parent or parents a certificate of stillbirth for a fetal death, as defined in RSA 5-C:1, XII, on the form established pursuant to RSA 5-C:75-a.

Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2007, 215:10, eff. June 25, 2007. 2008, 239:2, eff. Aug. 23, 2008. 2009, 54:4, eff. July 21, 2009.